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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot61
- King mackerel58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Florida pompano57
- Gray snapper57
- Crevalle jack56
- Red drum56
- Summer flounder51
- Little tunny50
- Red snapper49
- Black sea bass46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Black drum45
- Gag grouper45
- Greater amberjack45
- Red grouper45
- Weakfish42
- Sheepshead40
- Cobia39
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 9 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 4611 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Friday, Oct 2 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 5 kt SEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
88Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Gray triggerfish is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray triggerfish is best here
Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Lookout Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGray triggerfish
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Lookout Point
Lookout Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, red snapper and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Gray triggerfish
- Gray triggerfish hover a few feet over reefs, wrecks and ledges, usually in 60 to 200 feet, and often show up while snapper fishing. Use small, strong circle hooks with small pieces of squid or cut bait on a short bottom rig, because they nibble and strip big baits. Keep the bait just off the bottom and reel steadily at the first solid pull.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- South Point69
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- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Gray snapper 63
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- Rumley Bay67
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Gray snapper 62
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Thorofare Bay67
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Gray snapper 62
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Hall Point62
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 61
- Florida pompano 57
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with NCDMF before you keep a fish.